On The Upbeat
A podcast all about ska music, talking about ska, interviewing bands, and keeping you up to date on new music & events in the ska community!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 70 minutes
- Episodes
- 266
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
EP.106-The Step Daughters
This week we are joined by Jermey and Erin from The Step Daughters. They tell us how they got into ska music and how the band got it’s start. We listen to their song, Whatcha Gonna Do and we learn ho…
01:26:01 |
Tue 22 Mar 2022
EP.105-Drew Shriver ( Kill Lincoln )
This week we are joined by Drew Shriver from Kill Lincoln. Drew tells us how he got into ska music. Drew also talks about coming up in the New Jersey ska scene and how we become the hypeman in Kill L…
01:12:55 |
Tue 15 Mar 2022
EP.104-Matty Daddy-less-The RJ and Gary Take Over Vol.1
RJ and Gary take over host duties this week. They update you on some new ska releases. They also discuss Epic Games buying Bandcamp. Next they discuss what it was like to try and find new ska bands i…
01:06:58 |
Tue 08 Mar 2022
EP.103-Meskales
On this week’s episode we chat with Salvador Luna from Meskales. Salvador tells us how he went from listening to ska music to play ska music. We learn about Salvador’s first band in Mexico and how he…
00:53:50 |
Tue 01 Mar 2022
EP.102-The Rudie Librarian (Brian Cambra)
This week we are joined by The Rudie Librarian, Brian Cambra. Brian tells us how he got into ska music and why he started The Rudie Librarian. Brian also tells us about starting his podcast and all t…
01:21:27 |
Tue 22 Feb 2022
EP.101-The Mighty Mighty Sports Episode.
This week is a host only episode. First, Gary talks about living in snow and Matt talks about his birthday weekend. Next, they give you ska news and RJ breaks downs the ska history of The Mighty Migh…
01:08:14 |
Tue 15 Feb 2022
EP.100-Bite Me Bambi 3
This week is our 100th episode. We celebrate this milestone with Tahlena Chikami, T-Bone Willy and Mike Berault from Bite Me Bambi. We discuss how Mike and T-Bone got into ska music. We also hear som…
01:33:34 |
Tue 08 Feb 2022
EP.99-Urban Crater.
This week on the podcast we are joined by Josh Douglas from Urban Crater. Josh tells us how he got on the ska and punk music. We also learn about the early days of the band and where their name came …
01:03:37 |
Tue 01 Feb 2022
EP.98-Still Stubborn (w/King Django & Matt Wixson)
This Week Matt and Gary are joined by King Django and Matt Wixson. They discuss how they both got into ska, how Stubborn Records got it’s start and how the Still Stubborn compilation came to be. Djan…
01:19:57 |
Tue 25 Jan 2022
EP.97-Title Holder( W/ Matt Sullivan)
This week Matt Sullivan of Title Holder visits the podcast. First, we chat about putting shopping carts back and we discover Matt Vest (Podcast host) is a lazy jerk. We also give you some ska news an…
01:07:35 |
Wed 19 Jan 2022
EP.96-Happy Rude Year
We are back with our first episode of 2022. First, RJ and Matt discuss their holiday breaks. We announce that Gary from Backyard Superheroes will be joining the On The Up Beat team. Gary tells us abo…
01:16:14 |
Tue 11 Jan 2022
Bonus Episode - Comically Rad v1-003 - Sweet Tooth 1 - 12
This Patreon bonus episode was recorded and shared with our patreon subscribers in August of 2021. Is this the greatest episode of any podcast known to humans? Gary and RJ think it just may be! While…
00:57:21 |
Tue 04 Jan 2022
Bonus Episode: Going Deep w/ Matt (Featuring Tara Hahn)
This Patreon bonus episode was recorded in April of 2021 and shared with our patreon subscribers in July of 2021. For this bonus episode, Matt is joined by Tara Hahn from Half Past Two. Tara and Matt…
01:31:07 |
Tue 28 Dec 2021
EP.95-This Year in Ska. (w/ Tara Hahn and Gary Mastriano)
This week Tara from Half Past Two and Gary from Backyard Superheroes join us. This is our last episode of the year. We spend most of the episode discussing the ska highlights of 2021. And of course, …
01:27:30 |
Tue 14 Dec 2021
EP.94-Flying Raccoon Suit Returns
This week Jessica and Kerley from Flying Raccoon Suit join us. Jesssica tells us how she got into ska music and how she joined the band. They also tell us how they came to be on two awesome ska compi…
01:07:43 |
Tue 07 Dec 2021
EP.93-Backyard Superheroes, Again?
This week we are joined by Bex and Gary from the Backyard Superheroes. They join us to discuss this year's Arose Such a Clatter holiday compilation. Bex tells us how she got into ska music and the Ba…
01:32:45 |
Tue 30 Nov 2021
EP.92-Happy Skanksgiving
This week Matt and RJ chitchat about what they’ve been doing for the last week. Matt also gives you ska news and RJ breaks down the feud between Prince Buster and Derrick Morgan. Matt and RJ also tel…
01:14:25 |
Tue 23 Nov 2021
EP.90-Abraskadabra
This week Trosso from Abraskadabra joins us. Trosso tells how he got into ska music and how Abraskadabra got their start. We also learn about some cool music venues in Brazil. Trosso talks about how …
01:22:24 |
Tue 09 Nov 2021
EP.89-The Return of Half Past Two
This week we are joined by Tara, Max and David from Half Past Two. They give us all the inside info on their new self-titled record, Half Past Two. They tell us about their latest video and how they …
01:12:29 |
Wed 27 Oct 2021
EP.88-The Prizefighters
This week Aaron Porter from The Prizefighters joins us. Aaron tells us how he discovered ska music and how The Prizefighters got their start. We also learn how Aaron helped grow his local ska scene. …
01:19:18 |
Tue 19 Oct 2021
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